Deck 3: General Knowledge Trivia

Question 1

Which of the following was India's first interplanetary mission?

A)Chandrayaam Mission
B)Mangalyaan Mission
C)Aryabhatta Mission
D)Philae Mission

Answer 1

Mangalyaan Mission

Question 2

The "Blue Water Policy" was introduced by the Portugese leader

A)Franscisco-de-Almeida
B)Alfonso de Albuquerque
C)Francis Caron
D)Francis Martin

Answer 2

Franscisco-de-Almeida

Question 3

The famous Vishnu Temple at Angkor Wat in Cambodia was built by -

A)Shrutavarman
B)Suryavarman II
C)Indravarman
D)Aniruddha

Answer 3

Suryavarman II

Question 4

Who propounded the Panchsheel principles?

A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)Lord Buddha
C)Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
D)Swami Dayanand Saraswati

Question 5

Who propounded the Panchsheel Principles?

A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)Lord Buddha
C)Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru
D)Swami Dayanand Saraswati

Question 6

After ndependence, Hyderabad, the State of Nizam, was taken over by the Indian Government through -

A)police action
B)militay action
C)persuasion
D)negotiations

Question 7

How many spokes are there in the Dharma Chakra of the National Flag?

A)22
B)24
C)18
D)14

Question 8

The first woman to become a Chief Minister of any State in India was -

A)Nandini Satpathy
B)Dr. J. Jayalalitha
C)Sucheta Kripalani
D)Ms. Mayawati

Question 9

Which amidst the following sites/monuments in India is NOT on the UNESCO's list of World Cultural Heritages?

A)Ellora Caves
B)Kashi Viswanath Temple
C)Qutab Minar
D)Manas Wild-life Sanctuary

Question 10

Lord Cornwallis is known for             .

A)permanent revenue settlement of Bengal
B)attacking the caste system
C)land revenue settlement of United States
D)ryotwari settlement of Madras

Question 11

The first woman to preside over the UN General Assembly:

A)Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
B)Vijaylakshmi Pandit
C)Kamla Nehru
D)Indira Gandhi

Question 12

In which of the following countries were / Buddha's idols disfigured and removed recently?

A)Pakistan
B)Turkey
C)Afghanistan
D)Iran

Question 13

Identify the UNESCO approved World Heritage site from the following.

A)Somnath Temple
B)Salarjung Museum
C)Khajuraho group of temples
D)Chaar Bagh Railway station

Question 14

Who is the creator of the piece titled "Portrait of Francoise"?

A)Leonardo da Vinci
B)Paul Cezanne
C)Pablo Picasso
D)H. Rembrandt

Question 15

The film Mangal Pandey released in August 2005 deals with -

A)Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
B)Netaji Subash Bose's fight against British occupation of India
C)the first war of Indian Independence in 1857
D)the partition of India and Pakistan

Question 16

Where are the mortal remains of St. Francis Xavier housed?

A)Velankanni, Chennai
B)Se Cathedral, Velha (Goa)
C)Basilica of Bom Jesus, Velha (Goa)
D)St. Xaviers Church, Mumbai

Question 17

Where was "tancho brocade" developed?

A)Varanasi
B)Dhaka
C)Surat
D)Tanjavur

Question 18

Who was the town-planner of Chandigarh?

A)Edward Lutyens
B)Charles Correa
C)Le Corbusier
D)Christopher Wren

Question 19

The methods of democratic socialism are-

A)Revolution
B)General strike
C)Sabotage
D)Persuasion and propaganda

Question 20

What is the name of the era on which the National Calendar of India is based?

A)Vikrama era
B)Kali era
C)Saka era
D)None of above

Question 21

In Afghanistan two towering Buddha statues were destroyed at-

A)Kandahar
B)Yakaolong
C)Bamiyan
D)Mazar-i-Sharif

Question 22

Which amidst the following has not yet been recognized as a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO

A)Ellora
B)Fatehpur Sikiri
C)Ajanta
D)Nalanda

Question 23

Who discovered sea route to India via the 'Cape of Good Hope'?

A)Vasco da Gama
B)Amundsen
C)Christopher Columbus
D)John Cabot

Question 24

The Indian monument recently inscribed in the UNESCO's World Heritage List is:

A)Jantar Mantar of Ujjain
B)Jantar Mantar of Varanasi
C)Jantar Mantar of Delhi
D)Jantar Mantar of Jaipur

Question 25

Name the Commander of the Arab army who conquered the Sindh.

A)Al Hazzaz
B)Qutbuddin Aibak
C)Allauddin Khilji
D)Muhammad bin Gasim